The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Louis Nirenberg
Title:
Director Emeritus and Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute
Affiliation:
New York University
New York,New York USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2020
Award Discipline:
Mathematics and Computer Sciences
Award Year:
1995
Citation:
"For his fundamental contributions to linear and nonlinear partial differential equations, and applications, particularly in geometry and complex analysis, thus having a decisive impact on the development of mathematics and its applications over a period of years."
Awarded by President Clinton at a White House ceremony on October 18, 1995.